Kusal Mendis arrested after being involved in fatal road accident

Sri Lanka cricketer Kusal Mendis has been arrested after the vehicle he was driving hit and killed a 64-year-old cyclist at around 5am on Sunday.

The police media unit confirmed the accident had occurred in Panadura, just south of Colombo, and that the victim had been a local resident who sustained serious injuries and died as he was being admitted to hospital. Mendis will appear before the Panadura magistrate - likely in the next 48 hours - while police conduct an investigation.

The initial police statement made no mention of whether either Mendis or the victim were under the influence of alcohol.

As Sri Lanka's lockdowns and curfew have now ceased, Mendis was allowed to be on the road at the time. He had been part of Sri Lanka's residential training camp at Pallekele, which ended on Wednesday.